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Consulting, training, coaching or an education offering: planix checks start-up loans, small grants, free business advice and further training programmes – with requirements and deadlines.

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Here your personal situation counts more than the project

Consulting and education offerings need little capital – which is why funding goes above all to the person: living costs during the start-up phase, subsidised advice, qualification. And exactly those programmes hang on status and timing. Anyone starting out of unemployment should know how Universal Credit treats new self-employment before they start trading.

Consulting and education offerings need little capital – which is why funding goes above all to the person: living costs during the start-up phase, subsidised advice, qualification. And exactly those programmes hang on status and timing.

What gets clarified first

1

What is your employment status today?

Employed, claiming Universal Credit, in training or already self-employed: the strongest programmes in this industry depend on it.

Employed, claiming Universal Credit, in training or already self-employed: the strongest programmes in this industry depend on it.

2

Have you already started trading?

Some programmes have to be applied for before you start trading or sign the first contract. After that the entitlement can be gone for good.

Some programmes have to be applied for before you start trading or sign the first contract.

3

Do you have a business plan?

Almost all person-related programmes require a business plan and a cash flow forecast; Start Up Loans also asks for a personal survival budget. Whatever is missing is in the report with the time it takes.

Almost all person-related programmes require a business plan and a cash flow forecast; Start Up Loans also asks for a personal survival budget.

Which types of funding apply here

The method in detail
  • LoanStart Up Loans of up to £25,000 per person, with 12 months of free mentoring – the most common route for one-person businesses.
  • Coaching & adviceFree start-up and growth advice from Growth Hubs, Business Wales, Business Gateway or Go Succeed – a common match in this industry.
  • GrantSmall start-up grants, for example for young founders, as well as programmes for qualification and further training.

Typical funding purposes

  • Living costs
  • Start-up advice
  • Qualification
  • Certification
  • Digital learning platform
  • Market entry

Who funds here

  • Jobcentre Plus and the Universal Credit start-up period
  • Free start-up advice from Growth Hubs, Business Wales and Business Gateway
  • Education and further training funds
  • The King’s Trust for young founders

Official sources: British Business Bank, Start Up Loans, Innovate UK, HMRC, Growth Guarantee Scheme, GOV.UK

Which package fits

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Frequent questions from the industry

Universal Credit has a start-up period for new self-employment, and some programmes are aimed at people starting out of unemployment. The report checks this case separately and names the order.

Yes. What gets funded here is less the investment than your living costs and advice. Both are money you would otherwise put up yourself.

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